Frank G. Long joined Dickinson Wright/Mariscal Weeks in Phoenix as a member.

He practices in trademarks, trade dress, false advertising, copyright, cybersquatting and trade secrets and is an experienced litigator in matters involving intellectual property rights. Long received his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law. He also holds a master’s in mineral economics from the Colorado School of Mines.

Promotions and hires

Lindsi M. Weber and Cober C. Plucker have been elected shareholders at Gallagher & Kennedy in Phoenix.

Weber practices in bankruptcy and commercial litigation. She received her law degree magna cum laude from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU in 2007.

Plucker practices in commercial litigation, real estate litigation and products liability. He received his law degree from Northwestern University in 2007.

Patrick Irvine, a shareholder at Fennemore Craig in Phoenix, has been appointed to the Committee on Character and Fitness by the Arizona Supreme Court. The Committee reviews applications to practice law in the State of Arizona and recommends individuals for admission to the Court who are deemed qualified on the basis of character and fitness.

Irvine is a former judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals who practices in business law and litigation, focusing on taxation, appellate practice, Indian Law and arbitration/mediation. He received his law degree from ASU College of Law in 1980, and his master’s in taxation law from the University of San Diego in 1984.

Jefferson Simmons joined the Rosenstein Law Group in Scottsdale practicing in criminal law, DUI/DWI and juvenile law. Previously, he practiced as a deputy county attorney at the Maricopa County Attorney’s office, where he worked in the juvenile bureau, criminal trial division bureau, and the major crimes-special crimes bureau. Simmons received his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 2006.

Darin Fredrickson joined Subrosa Investigations in Phoenix to lead its organized retail crime and intellectual property rights division.

He has over 17 years surveillance experience and has been involved in thousands of physical and electronic surveillance operations. He served 20 years with the Phoenix Police Department. Fredrickson received a master’s of educational leadership from Northern Arizona University, a master’s of education in training and development leadership from North Central University, and his bachelor’s degree from Ottawa University.

Richard F. Jost, a director at Fennemore Craig Jones Vargas in Las Vegas, has been named to lead the newly formed aviation, aerospace and autonomous systems practice, which will address all aspects of the emerging and evolving legal issues relating to the integration of autonomous aerial systems into national airspace.

Jost practices in corporate finance and administrative and regulatory law. He received his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1975.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Nevada as one of the six locations to be a center for unmanned aerial vehicle development in the U.S. That decision gives Fennemore Craig Jones Vargas an opportunity to provide the resources and legal knowledge necessary to manage and implement the legal complexities of a venture involving unmanned aerial systems in the the national airspace.

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